In all places and at all times
Herbert O’Driscoll
September 1, 2023
A friend told me that his son, who works with the United Nations in the Middle East, is frequently asked, “Where do you pray,” meaning
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A friend told me that his son, who works with the United Nations in the Middle East, is frequently asked, “Where do you pray,” meaning
Some things can be told only as a story. Someone offers a story and we listen. But we know it is pointless to ask questions
The study window looks out on our front garden. Our kitchen window looks out on our back garden. Each one gives us a view of
In flippant phrases such as “there’s no free lunch,” we acknowledge a deep truth about life: everything has a cost. We could add that the
It is fascinating to see how many of the therapies of our time have much in common, though their language seems to differ. For instance,
For one enchanted evening a very long time ago, I was one of the Magi — a wise man. My black moustache and beard were
I recall reading somewhere that something we take totally for granted about the human mind is in fact one of its most remarkable accomplishments. It
William Blake once wrote that it would be wonderful “to hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.” Many years
The excavation site is huge. Someday, a towering structure will emerge to — we fervently hope — grace the city. At the moment, this area
When I was a small boy, I was a member of a Bible study group led by Mr. Turner, someone who was wise enough to
It is early September 1933 and it has been decreed that I, on the cusp of five years old, should go to school. The great
The antique shop was large. I found myself in it only because my family was in a nearby store, and, since I’m not much of
Sometimes when I wonder at the scriptures of the resurrection, asking the questions and experiencing the doubts that people have voiced since the extraordinary events
Those who wrote the four gospels did so because they were convinced that the three fleeting years of the public ministry of Jesus of Nazareth,
You may remember this as the title song in a long-ago movie of the same name. The stars, as we used to say, were William
